Ficus religiosa L.

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Description:	Large tree to 30 m. Leaves drooping: petiole 5-11 cm long, glabrous; lamina broadly ovate, 6-15 cm (excluding the acumen) × 5.5-14 cm, glossy dark green above, paler and duller green beneath; apex drawn out into an exceptionally long (3-8 cm) drip-tip or acumen. Fruit round or strongly dorsiventrally flattened, 7 mm long × 10-14 mm wide, sessile, glabrous, red or purple when ripe. Basal bracts in threes.
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Derivation of specific name:	religiosa: of religious significance
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Worldwide distribution:	Its native distribution is from India to Southern China, Vietnam and northern Thailand but it is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:	Platyscapa quadriceps (Pollinated by this insect) Glyphodes negatalis (Larval foodplant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Saturday 2 July 2016
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 272 - 274. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Malawi: cultivated Ficus religiosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Ficus religiosa
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Ficus religiosa

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